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Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal
03 December 2018Asia-Pacific firms fare slightly better; Swiss Re and Axa earn top marks
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California survey reveals rise in insurers divesting from thermal coal
30 November 2018Californian insurers’ coal policies aligned with counterparts in Europe
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EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive results in 'insufficient climate information'
30 November 2018The EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) is not causing companies to adequately report key and material climate information needed by investors, a report argues.
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Investors welcome EU's plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
30 November 2018Investors have welcomed the EU Commission's plans to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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People Moves: Gold Standard, Cicero, Investec AM and ShareAction
30 November 2018Yvo de Boer has been announced as new president-elect of the Gold Standard Foundation Board, replacing David Shelmerdine.
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France green bond supports 7% reduction in residential sector emissions
30 November 2018France's ground-breaking sovereign green bond contributed to a projected 7% reduction in the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the country's residential homes sector, the first report on the bond's impact has revealed.
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Storebrand makes 2026 pledge to ‘exit death spiral of coal’
30 November 2018Storebrand Asset Management has revealed a path to full divestment from coal in eight years’ time, in a strategy it says is in line with the goal to restrict climate change to a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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Fidelity launches sustainable water and waste fund
29 November 2018A fund to invest in sustainable water and waste management products has been launched by $411 billion investment manager Fidelity International.
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Natixis Assurances to boost green assets to 10% of AuM
29 November 2018French insurer Natixis Assurances is to increase the proportion of its investments that qualify as green to 10% of its total assets under management (AuM) by 2030.
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Green Bonds round-up, 28 November
28 November 2018France's state-owned postal company La Poste saw its inaugural €500 million ($564 million) green bond attract orders amounting to more than €2.1 billion.